I’ve only ever had a couple jobs I actually liked, and those I loved. Both were very challenging and forced me to grow so that I could do them well. I was eventually great at both and clearly helped people in the process. This combination is what made each job so fulfilling, plus earning enough money to save substantially each month. The savings rate supplied the sense of long term progress I needed to be satisfied.
Eventually one of those jobs transitioned into a very successful business that has allowed me to retire early. Along the way I learned so much that even though technically I am retired, I’m still quite active with creative projects. I don’t consider it work despite requiring my creative effort simply because I structure it so that I have complete control over my time and location. To me the thing that always made activity work instead of play was losing control over my time and location.
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I think this is how I see the difference between work and a job. Work is done for yourself even though some parts of it are compulsory. A job is for another who imposes controls and demands. For me, work is play, a job is what most people consider work, If that makes sense :)
Even given unlimited resources, I don't ever see myself retiring. There is always something that needs to be worked at that I can do. Of course, the difference between being forced and choosing to be part of comes into play.
My one piece of advice from my extremely limited experience with retirement is, don’t say yes to anything that requires you to regularly leave your house earlier than you would naturally wake up without an alarm clock. One of the best things about retirement is finally letting the body normalize its natural rhythms without feeling like you’re letting anything fall apart.
(You may need to wait until your daughter is older 😀)
That really is good advice which is why Steem is perfect for me as, I am a night owl...
...I just have to train her to sleep in until 11am 😊